Three months after walking away from their thirty-day "no regrets" pact, Ava Pierce returns-not just to her hometown, but to the boy-turned-man who always waited on the other side of every almost. Noah Sullivan is no longer a maybe. He's home.

But love, even the truest kind, isn't always simple.

As they try to build a future from the ashes of what they nearly lost, real life rushes in-job offers, old fears, lingering doubts, and the messy task of turning a whirlwind romance into a life that can last. When Ava is offered a career-changing opportunity, she must choose between the stability they've finally found and the dreams she buried to be with him. And Noah? He's determined not to hold her back, even if it means risking the one thing he's always wanted: her.

Together, they'll unpack the past, navigate the terrifying magic of staying, and learn that real love isn't about the perfect moment-it's about every imperfect one they choose each other anyway.

Because sometimes the greatest love stories don't begin with a kiss-they begin with the moment you finally stop almost loving someone and start loving them for real.